His saying, the Exalted: "And We ordained for them therein..."

[6436] My father narrated to us, Abu al-Walid 'Abd al-Malik ibn al-Asbagh ibn Muhammad ibn Marzuq narrated to us, al-Walid narrated to us, Abu 'Amr al-Awza'i narrated to us, al-Nadr ibn 'Amr al-Muqri' narrated to me, from al-Hasan, and I asked him about the saying of Allah: "And We ordained for them therein that a life is for a life" up to the completion of the verse; is it specifically for them? He said: It is for them, and for the people in general.

His saying, the Exalted: "...therein..."

[6437] My father narrated to us, Abu Hudhayfah narrated to us, Shibl narrated to us, from Ibn Abi Najih, from Mujahid, regarding His saying: "And We ordained for them therein"—Mujahid says: Ibn 'Abbas says: The Children of Israel were prescribed the law of retaliation (qisas) for those killed; there was no blood money (diyah) between them for either a life or a wound. That is the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And We ordained for them therein"—meaning in the Torah. Then Allah lightened [the ruling] for the nation of Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and He made the blood money (diyah) binding upon them for a life.

It was narrated from Muqatil ibn Hayyan that he said: We ordained for them in the Torah.

His saying: "...that a life is for a life..."

[6438] My father narrated to us, Abu Salih narrated to us, Mu'awiyah ibn Salih narrated to me, from 'Ali ibn Abi Talhah, from Ibn 'Abbas, regarding His saying: "a life is for a life"—he said: A life is killed for a life.

[6439] Abu Zur'ah narrated to us, Yahya ibn 'Abd Allah narrated to us, Ibn Lahi'ah narrated to me, 'Ata' ibn Dinar narrated to me, from Sa'id ibn Jubayr, regarding His saying: "a life is for a life"—he said: Meaning the life of a free Muslim for the life of a free Muslim, and for the free Muslim woman, when it is intentional. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: "A believer shall not be killed for a disbeliever."

His saying, the Exalted: "...and the eye for the eye..."

[6440] My father narrated to us, Abu Salih narrated to us, Mu'awiyah ibn Salih narrated to me, from 'Ali ibn Abi Talhah, from Ibn 'Abbas, he said: And the eye is gouged out for the eye—meaning His saying: "and the eye for the eye."

[6441] My father narrated to us, Abu Salih narrated to us, al-Layth narrated to me, 'Uqayl and Yunus narrated to me—and the narration belongs to 'Uqayl—he said: I asked Ibn Shihab about a man with one eye who gouged out the eye of a person with two healthy eyes; should his remaining eye be gouged out so that he becomes blind? He said: Allah's decree in His Book is that the eye is for the eye, so his eye [is forfeit], even if it were his only remaining sight.